Las investigaciones son una parte integral de los Hospitales Shriners para Niños - Springfield. Nuestra misión es descubrir nuevos conocimientos que nos permitan mejorar la calidad de atención y la calidad de vida de los niños y sus familias. Los investigadores del Hospital Shriners de Springfield trabajan conjuntamente con investigadores de instituciones académicas de la zona y con otros Hospitales Shriners para Niños para examinar los resultados de la atención que prestamos a niños con parálisis cerebral, escoliosis y pie equino varo, y han publicado y presentado los siguientes estudios en foros nacionales e internacionales.

Contacto de investigación

George E. Gorton, III, Ph.D.
Director de Investigaciones, Planificación y Desarrollo Comercial
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Estudios de investigación

• Ounpuu, S., Gorton, G., Bagley, A., Sison-Williamson, M., Hassani, S., Johnson, B. y Oeffinger, D. (2015). Variation in kinematic and spatiotemporal gait parameters by Gross Motor Function Classification System level in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology. doi:10.1111/dmcn.12766
  
• Davids, J. R., Oeffinger, D. J., Bagley, A. M., Sison-Williamson, M. y Gorton, G. (2015). Relationship of Strength, Weight, Age, and Function in Ambulatory Children With Cerebral Palsy. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 35(5), 523-529. doi:10.1097/BPO.0000000000000320
• Oeffinger, D., Gorton, G., Hassani, S., Sison-Williamson, M., Johnson, B., Whitmer, M., . . . Bagley, A. (2014). Variability explained by strength, body composition and gait impairment in activity and participation measures for children with cerebral palsy: a multicentre study. Clinical Rehabilitation, 28(10), 1053-1063. doi:10.1177/0269215513511343
• Sison-Williamson, M., Bagley, A., Gorton, G., 3rd, Johnson, B. A. y Oeffinger, D. (2014). Analysis of the relationships that body composition and muscular strength have with oxygen cost of walking in children with cerebral palsy. Gait and Posture, 40(4), 628-632. doi:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2014.07.010
• Gannotti, M. E., Gorton, G. E., 3rd, Nahorniak, M. T. y Masso, P. D. (2013). Gait and participation outcomes in adults with cerebral palsy: a series of case studies using mixed methods. Disability and Health Journal, 6(3), 244-252. doi:10.1016/j.dhjo.2013.01.013
• Gorton, G. E., 3rd, Young, M. L. y Masso, P. D. (2012). Accuracy, reliability, and validity of a 3-dimensional scanner for assessing torso shape in idiopathic scoliosis. Spine, 37(11), 957-965. doi:10.1097/BRS.0b013e31823a012e
• Gorton, G. E., 3rd, Watson, K., Tucker, C. A., Tian, F., Montpetit, K., Haley, S. M. y Mulcahey, M. J. (2010). Precision and content range of a parent-reported item bank assessing lower extremity and mobility skills in children with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 52(7), 660-665. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8749.2010.03615.x
• Gorton, G. E., 3rd, Stout, J. L., Bagley, A. M., Bevans, K., Novacheck, T. F. y Tucker, C. A. (2011). Gillette Functional Assessment Questionnaire 22-item skill set: factor and Rasch analyses. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 53(3), 250-255. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8749.2010.03832.x
• Gorton, G. E., 3.°, Hebert, D. A. y Gannotti, M. E. (2009). Assessment of the kinematic variability among 12 motion analysis laboratories. Gait and Posture, 29(3), 398-402. doi:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2008.10.060
• Gorton, G. E., 3.°, Abel, M. F., Oeffinger, D. J., Bagley, A., Rogers, S. P., Damiano, D., . . . Tylkowski, C. (2009). A prospective cohort study of the effects of lower extremity orthopaedic surgery on outcome measures in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 29(8), 903-909. doi:10.1097/BPO.0b013e3181c11c0c